Journal profile · LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Resources for American Literary Study
ISSN 0048-7384 · eISSN 1529-1502 · AMS Press
Resources for American Literary Study: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Resources for American Literary Study is published by AMS Press and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poetry Analysis and Criticism, American and British Literature Analysis and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tools Cite this Export citation file Related Names University of Maryland, College Park. Department of English. Virginia Commonwealth University. Department of English. Language(s) English Published [Richmond, Va.] : [Dept. of English, Virginia Commonwealth University], 1971- Subjects American literature > American literature / Periodicals. American literature > American literature / Bibliography > American literature / Bibliography / Catalogs > American literature / Bibliography / Catalogs / Periodicals. American literature > American literature / History and criticism > American literature / History and criticism / Bibliography > American literature / History and criticism / Bibliography / Periodicals. Note Issued in print and online. "A publication jointly sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, and University of Maryland, College Park." Physical Description v. ; 23 cm Locate a Print Version Find in a library
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities16.4%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities16.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.3%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities6.3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.6%
- American Jewish Fiction AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,057 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 61 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- AMS Press
- ISSN
- 0048-7384
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-1502
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Resources for American Literary Study
What CAS zone is Resources for American Literary Study in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Resources for American Literary Study is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, American. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Resources for American Literary Study?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Resources for American Literary Study is indexed in Scopus.
Is Resources for American Literary Study open access, and what is the APC?
Resources for American Literary Study is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .